[Intro]
[humming low, distant]
Mmm-mmm
[tongue clicks, soft]
Ksh, ksh, doom
(yeah)
[Verse 1]
Red dirt on my boots
Dust in my teeth when I breathe that truth
Front porch lean with a jaw full of rage
Bible in the dash, got a ghost in the gauge
Click-clack tongue like a steel jaw trap
Boot heel stomp, that’s the thunderclap
Spit that gravel, taste that fear
Every little whisper like a howl in my ear (woo)
[Chorus]
Gravel in my throat, let it grind, let it choke
I’m a shadow on the road where the prayers went broke
Hmm-mmm, hmm-mmm, I hum like a hive
Beat on my chest just to know I'm alive
Pah-tah, pah-tah, that’s the sound of my past
Chain on the mud fence rattling last
Gravel in my throat, let it scrape, let it slide
If the devil wanna ride, tell him sit outside (hah)
[Verse 2]
Crickets in the ditch sing background pain
Dog bark echo in the cracked windowpane
I talk in growls, I laugh in knots
Every word I say got barbed-wire thoughts
Brrt-tkt, brrt-tkt, lip smack drum
Heart say run, but my pride play dumb
Cornfield hush when my name gets said
Even my echo keep ducking my head (shh)
[Chorus]
Gravel in my throat, let it grind, let it choke
I’m a shadow on the road where the prayers went broke
Hmm-mmm, hmm-mmm, I hum like a hive
Beat on my chest just to know I'm alive
Pah-tah, pah-tah, that’s the sound of my past
Chain on the mud fence rattling last
Gravel in my throat, let it scrape, let it slide
If the devil wanna ride, tell him sit outside
[Bridge]
[beatboxed build: “tsk-kah, doom, tsk-kah, doom”]
Breath in static, breath out smoke
Name in the dirt like a half-told joke
Mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm, low in my gut
Every little scar say “don’t give up” (nah)
[Chorus]
Gravel in my throat, let it grind, let it choke
I’m a shadow on the road where the prayers went broke
Hmm-mmm, hmm-mmm, I hum like a hive
Beat on my chest just to know I'm alive
Pah-tah, pah-tah, that’s the sound of my past
Chain on the mud fence rattling last
Gravel in my throat, let it scrape, let it slide
If the devil wanna ride, tell him walk beside (walk beside)
GrizzlyJones
